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Forum: Tech Log
4th Oct 2006, 09:07
Replies: 15
Views: 2,196
Posted By Dr. Red

It sounds like you might be referring to the...

It sounds like you might be referring to the Sioux City accident. If so, there was a lot more wrong that just an engine failure (viz., no hydraulics, no flight controls: deep deep deep trouble). They...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Oct 2006, 04:52
Replies: 1,634
Views: 674,820
Posted By Dr. Red

Try this ACAS II Bulletin...

Try this ACAS II Bulletin (http://www.eurocontrol.int/msa/gallery/content/public/documents/acas/ACAS_Bulletin_1.pdf) which seems to answer your question. Refer to events 5 & 6 (pg. 3). The conclusion...
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Jun 2006, 12:41
Replies: 2
Views: 837
Posted By Dr. Red

I suspect that they are referring to First Aid...

I suspect that they are referring to First Aid Unit Standards 6400, 6401 & 6402. (Comprehensive First Aid course available from the Red Cross, St John's etc., anywhere in New Zealand.) In my...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2005, 03:09
Replies: 8
Views: 8,778
Posted By Dr. Red

Thanks everyone for your helpful replies.

Thanks everyone for your helpful replies.
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Aug 2005, 08:50
Replies: 8
Views: 8,778
Posted By Dr. Red

Sorry, it was imprecise of me to call it the...

Sorry, it was imprecise of me to call it the "GPWS computer", but the warning was reminiscent of GPWS.

I must say it seems to be poor human factors design for the system to announce some...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Aug 2005, 17:59
Replies: 8
Views: 8,778
Posted By Dr. Red

Question Today's mystery acronym: 'T6NL'

Quick question.

Can some wise individual tell me what the acronym T6NL means?

Context: CVR transcript. "T6NL" is announced by GPWS computer in aircraft suffering engine trouble.

Can't find...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Apr 2005, 10:53
Replies: 39
Views: 6,693
Posted By Dr. Red

This was on the late news on TV1 tonight. I might...

This was on the late news on TV1 tonight. I might have misunderstood, but they made it sound like the jets passed within 500 feet of each other. Not likely.

Also, why would you get a GPWS warning...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Mar 2005, 07:21
Replies: 70
Views: 25,855
Posted By Dr. Red

To contact Yahoo...

Yahoo! UK Ltd
10 Ebury Bridge Road
London
SW1W 8PZ

tel 020 7808 4200
fax 020 7808 4203

What's the bet they don't even bother to reply to complaints?
Forum: Tech Log
20th Dec 2004, 20:40
Replies: 7
Views: 4,449
Posted By Dr. Red

That's right, if both loops fail a fault warning...

That's right, if both loops fail a fault warning is generated.

See here: http://www.b737.org.uk/fireprotection.htm

There MAY be situations where the loops fail and the fault warning doesn't...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
15th Dec 2004, 11:02
Replies: 21
Views: 7,697
Posted By Dr. Red

The worst case scenario of personality clash...

The worst case scenario of personality clash between pilots has to be the Korean Air 2033 incident.

Landing in the rain, the copilot wanted to go-around. The pilot said no. The copilot advanced...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
15th Dec 2004, 08:48
Replies: 34
Views: 5,436
Posted By Dr. Red

Feynman

I second the positive comments on Richard Feynman. He was the man who exposed the management culture of NASA and stopped the Challenger disaster enquiry from just being a "rubber stamp" for the...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2004, 05:50
Replies: 55
Views: 15,264
Posted By Dr. Red

For anyone interested, Otago University and the...

For anyone interested, Otago University and the Hocken Archives in Dunedin have a large amount of Erebus crash related material, including books, video recordings, inquiry transcripts, legal reports,...
Forum: Medical & Health
10th Feb 2004, 18:28
Replies: 5
Views: 1,058
Posted By Dr. Red

You might be talking about a large gyro-chair. It...

You might be talking about a large gyro-chair. It has a seat in the middle, and spins to give the sensation of weightlessness and/or unusual orientation.

Here are some variants:
...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2004, 16:03
Replies: 50
Views: 18,030
Posted By Dr. Red

I find this very, very hard to believe. With 400...

I find this very, very hard to believe. With 400 pax, this would HAVE to get into the media - and with post 9-11 security, they would be all over it.

I call B.S.
Forum: Tech Log
7th Feb 2004, 11:04
Replies: 37
Views: 5,544
Posted By Dr. Red

On a related note, cellphones have been known to...

On a related note, cellphones have been known to upset life support equipment in hospitals. I haven't heard of anyone dying as a result though.

It would appear that any digital equipment is...
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